New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-10
FALSE ECONOMY IN THE NAVY
THE ORDNANCE BUREAU NEGLECTED.
rnwaRr,NG TIE PLAINLY EXPRVssEp WISHES w
c,xcrrs-A CONTRAST To REPUBLICAN POLICY

,u,>,. rur III AMY EMPHASIZED WISHES OF
c,xcrrs-. CONTRAST To REPUBLICAN, POLICY
fsy TELEGRAPH To TIE rRIBUSsl
w.smxsrox Nov. o-One Of the most 'n'eieSons
branches, IL not trio most 'ntefesuhe' Vi quo "" n
administration Is the Ordnance Bureau Iecnn'v"''S
.neasi,g IL IL the most important This the hepunc"h
prelecesaor Of Mr. whitney realized years ago 'oc
tary HUNT in his report in ssl urgently 'aVoicu o
estimate OF the Bureau Chief for constructing 'o" 'o
ruled breech-losding cannon OF moderate c""'e' -
with the outfits 100000 Congress met INC 'Pie's ",,a
nh sppropriatlon on August ;. 1892. OF Sioo'o'V'
secretarv Chandler ia each OF his rcp"rts was even
moro enthusiastic than his predecessor Inc pi"'uc'
rcc, vos an Act OF Congress- approved March - 1850
providns by appointment of the president i"i "''
Foundry Beard THIS Board was I" He'ci'iie' c,
First What navy yard or arsenal owhe" ~ '"o ~
eminent could. from it's location he ut'll@c' 70,
ernnou, foundry: second, rhe hest ucthods io "''
featuring heavy ordnance for modern """'
third the cost az buildings. tools c''' ,.,;o,
Tho rcp,,t ,as authoritative as tc the hi'i'"""''
-" ri,n ha.o, unon personal visits 10 Government
and prva,c ?ouudrics in the tniten n'".'' nro,
France Germany and Russia ana a. !" " ,..,,,,
,,oss Ma, 4 valuable addition to ordnance "'''"
The Board Was IN favor OF cS'"""Sr'"- ,aa
,onndry al the Washington YARD al" i'' ,r,',
ample appropriations FOR machinery ah" pam" ,no
C,..r.,. la. not in many words au'h"iNo" ''
recommendations OF the Board II EaS' ny n"''"' arr
i,ious in some case specially pioVidihs i'' '''
urchasc of fools and machinery at TIE discfe'o" Va INV
secretary shown ia hearty synpa'hJ WIN '"o ,',
ment So ausJdcionsy inaHguraied uhd'r NC t
administrations to arm onr vessels ahd 90 " WIZ"
can manufactured Munitions OF war In support VI ''
sta cment the following tahic' Sho"i'S INV VIZ
lions made by Congress is submitted; ..ooooo
mi, lssa-Outri three steel cruisers oOo
M Ms,rh 1. r"npotins aDd testing tw"'ree $4,000
March 3. 1855 Completing dinch wire "'"" 1000
July 20 iSs6-reward a ma''on' OF Nts''' sioOoooo
thoriIcd sinCr M3itb io0' ,oui inn.
july % Iss6-Onn caIrase' powder oh'' 25l sos
Ju'v 2a lss6-Comricting armament Oh n0'''" el,l37
M. nG's ss1oSara q new vessels
snthor,zch from March u. 1850 10 date $4,000
'"''''"''' sl.I263c
Tbisi.cxclusivc of the regular annual Appropriation
,or tools machinery, etc. amounting from '"S " 1851
To March 3. l5S1. 10 $3'1,7vo ,,;.. oon.
,rho Rurcau of Ordnance, while under EeP""i'"" w"
,r, manifested by the work accomplished ue"''s VT
,re IN meet ,c public demands degree OF eneray
,sb in Notwithstanding and munitions w s
md hs'hS u ,ror Under the act Of iss2 the manu-
tacrc of two large hrcech loading oaninn a. nn,m
oe c m l, the last ten days The work on the steel
cruisers ordnance made such headway , us' ISsl.
sano 600 Of The $500. 600 appropriated on JuS g.
~ns cxpended before MI chandler went ot OF T''Uc
e. ls.2, OF 100000 for guns Carriages WI" "''''
tion. ,,,,,, ,r,, ,,ts record to that which
81 @ b U" made under Mr. Whitney. carcini eS.
ne Of The rei,rfs OF ss5 and 1856 and luire
st the wa,ns,"m n" work on the steel cruisers arma
mcnts AMI on the two tennch guns Is nearing T" INV,
on while the practical effect of Congres,io'i e""o
"nmts ia yiriuay being uullited by the non "c.l" w
SECRETARY Whitney In COinplahce WIN .,ri ~ On
men,lato, OF tao Gun Foundry Board Mr. Mui."'S ~
aur,st IA 1856 transformed tue "Sh ~, -,
Ya,I into an ordnance yard. and tansicIin tnc
.ho,s to Ic Bureau OF ordnance; ana ttou7n ~
has elnpsrd the capacities Of the afscmal w ,o',
fonrSrv work are substantially 10 beucr ING w.
and oft-repeatcd cry Of scarcity ~ inus w ,n,,
bold rood in this case for tougrvsS, IN ltS 50 o ~
90 ISS0 apropratiug 81 600 cspCclp,y 49, 49,,
mar tho secretary az the Navy was ath"l w =,
The anpicaton OF such portion ~ might pe y,
Tho manufacture purchase ~ tnoS AUG ~ IN, 49,,
-. s1rc such structures might he required VA INC mum
ufacture OF naval armament A., ,,,roo,, ,cro-tcd
II ia 10 be notet that the chief OF me buIrau
E., Nnycnbcr lssC that the designs t0f the eulS ",'
i'm she'd nui that bids for the CUR "rst,s, W. o,
"rcrd II is natural assume, therefore thn wv 49, i3
mcnts made under this approximation IGiin Sn nc
roar an led 1uuc 80, 1897 .annuntln@ 10 f,u,h "a =
rnor tho contracts made In accordance theit ~"
,ntnra1lv follows that nothing III the way OF 49, %
Tho caniclfy or tie Washington Ndru "4H 49, ~,
i.ndcr the appropriation " March =. - =. ~,
does uot appear 70 nav WI on
,cco,nnl,s4 elat least when the ooo'ctl! 80
l.. nlo.sc to have made public t"nCr7~' IL, ..n
,scnt n. yclnpd assumed office. has been ht'r "' :"
ms in anproprating funds TO hlii Up tuS oHo onI
,,rcvnI.iv snoNn in those dspstchcs. over II
bas been se nnari for srtngthenne the H"S ~ :,
81 tha f,cf fh,f iir t, jane 80 1857, only Sou ~
s IA 80 amount had been usefGily cxl"Edcu II ~
only fair 10 .sllme thar the present hefe OF w,
a,xious 10 rctard the wishes OF CONGRESS n't s
a neculiar record FOR economy "!Ith - u'''"''' -
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